Accident: Cessna U206
Jul 27, 2017 · Port Alsworth, AK
NTSB numberANC17FA039Event id20170727X15642
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was (1) the inadequate preflight weather planning by the pilot and duty officer (2) the operator's inadequate operational control structure, and (3) the inadequate oversight of the operator's operational control structure by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206
- Registration
- N1749R
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute VFR encounter with IMC
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Port Alsworth Airport (PTA)10 nm (19 km) south
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